CVE-2019-16028 json
Cisco Firepower Management Center Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6917
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication responses from an external authentication server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative access to the web-based management interface of the affected device.
Patch / fix
- cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.2.3.16, 6.3.0.6, 6.4.0.7, 6.5.0.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
3.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16028
- NVD CVE-2019-16028
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